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Chris Armstrong: “We need to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy.”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Interview with Chris Armstrong

Published | Video Starts at 13:12

We have a priority and allocation problem. I would claim that we, you know, the federal government, generally speaking, has a revenue problem. So, so to me that means, you know, I think We need to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy. ultra wealthy and we also need to, you know, properly resource, you know, the IRS so that they can, you know, collect, you know, the, that revenue, which is again, something that we all have to contribute to in some way. (13:12–13:32)

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